Fred G. Lackey, an active Alabama Baptist leader for more than 60 years, died July 2. He was 81.
Lackey earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham; a master’s degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky; and a doctorate from Luther Rice College and Seminary in Lithonia, Georgia.
A past president and vice president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, Lackey also served as president of the Alabama Baptist Pastors Conference, trustee of the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, chairman of the state convention’s executive committee and a member of the administrative committee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission.
He served as a pastor for nearly three decades at Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville; First Baptist Church, Athens; and Westside Baptist Church, Jasper.
At the time of his death he was serving as executive and associate pastor of Clements Baptist Church, Athens, and as assistant to the president at the University of Mobile. He also served in other roles at the university for a total of 30 years.
Lackey is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Sue; three children; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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